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Study confirms AstraZeneca jab’s higher risk of very rare clot

Published 27 Oct, 2022 11:39am

PARIS: AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine has been linked to a 30-percent higher risk of getting a very rare blood clotting...

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 antibody cocktail clears first step for registration in Australia

Published 09 Nov, 2021 12:11pm

AstraZeneca's antibody cocktail against COVID-19 received its first nod for registration in Australia, the country's...

AstraZeneca finds small clot risk after 1st COVID shot, less after 2nd

Published 28 Jul, 2021 02:22pm

The EU drug regulator in May advised against a second AstraZeneca shot for people reporting TTS after the first

Most Asian markets rise as earnings come into focus

Published 14 Apr, 2021 11:12am

Pfizer also said it had enough production capacity to produce more than two billion doses this year.

Australia shares slip after government scraps vaccination targets

Published 12 Apr, 2021 01:29pm

Healthcare stocks outperformed the benchmark to close 0.7% higher. CSL rose 0.9%, while ResMed gained 1.8%.

Australian shares fall after abandoning of vaccination targets April

Published 12 Apr, 2021 09:52am

Gold stocks slipped 1.6% as bullion slid more than 1% on Friday, weighed down by a jump in US Treasury yields and rebound in dollar.

Australia shares end lower as vaccine rollout hits snag

Published 09 Apr, 2021 12:08pm

The S&P/ASX 200 index settled 0.1% lower at 6,995.2 points at close of trade, applying brakes on its longest winning run since early December.

Australia shares snap 5-day rally as vaccine rollout suffers setback

Published 09 Apr, 2021 09:33am

Afterpay Ltd climbed 3.12%, while EML Payments Ltd gained 1.22%.

Hong Kong govt says it will delay receiving AstraZeneca vaccine

Published 09 Apr, 2021 09:27am

Health Secretary Sophia Chan, speaking at a meeting at the city's Legislative Council.

Indonesia says about 100mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses face arrival delays

Published 08 Apr, 2021 11:54am

Indonesia has administered at least one shot of vaccine to over 9.22 million people.

Moderna gets nod to speed up virus vaccine output with bigger vials

Published 02 Apr, 2021 11:39am

Moderna has supplied 100 million doses of its vaccine to the United States as of March 29. Pfizer/BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson's shots are the other two vaccines approved in the country.

Spain removes age limit on AstraZeneca vaccine, to give J&J to over-66s

Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:46am

A public health commission approved the change at a meeting on Tuesday, the broadcaster said.

Australia accelerates the pace of COVID-19 vaccination rollout

Published 22 Mar, 2021 11:34am

All adult Australians are expected to be vaccinated by the end of 2021, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said, after initially targeting end-October.

Poll shows plunge in Europeans' trust in AstraZeneca jab

Published 22 Mar, 2021 10:17am

Earlier this month several EU countries suspended its use, pending a review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) after dozens of isolated cases of blood clots and brain haemorrhages.

Nearly a dozen countries resume AstraZeneca shots after EU, UK regulators say benefits outweigh risks

Updated 19 Mar, 2021 03:14pm

It said it would investigate reports of clots in the cerebral veins (sinus vein thrombosis, or CSVT) occurring together with lowered platelets soon after vaccination. But the agency said use of the vaccine should continue and one official said Britain's rollout would likely not stop even if a link was proved.

Venezuela will not authorize AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

Published 16 Mar, 2021 10:02am

The move is a blow to the global vaccination campaign and comes despite the WHO's assurances about the safety of the vaccine.

Germany continues to use AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Published 15 Mar, 2021 02:02pm

The reports of potential safety risks are taken seriously and data is examined constantly.

Indonesia approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use

Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:55am

About 38 million doses of a vaccine produced by China's Sinovac Biotech have arrived in the Southeast Asian country so far, some of which have been used in a mass inoculation drive starting in January.

Afghanistan begins Covid vaccine campaign amid surge in violence

Published 23 Feb, 2021 01:58pm

Kabul, along with urban areas across the country, have been rocked in the recent weeks by frequent explosions on an almost daily basis amid fraught peace talks between the government and the Taliban.

South Africa's rand retreat as global risk demand slumps

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:55pm

"After having made considerable gains over the course of the month thus far, a combination of factors saw the rand retreat," said analysts at Nedbank in a note.

UK auditing Indian vaccine site amid scramble for shots

Published 15 Feb, 2021 08:31pm

Due to commercial confidentiality we do not comment on inspections that are still ongoing.
spection outcomes for Covid-19 vaccines conducted by the MHRA will be considered by EMA.

FTSE 100 gains on upbeat AstraZeneca results

Published 11 Feb, 2021 01:41pm

European information business provider Relx gained 1.2% after it said it planned to raise its dividend by 3% after predicting a return to pre-COVID-19 profit trends in 2021.

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Published 11 Feb, 2021 12:35pm

The airline said pilots and cabin crew on three international flights from Singapore to Jakarta, Bangkok and Phnom Penh had received both of the required doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Astrazeneca CEO says COVID vaccine should work against severe disease

Published 09 Feb, 2021 08:47pm

"It is of course a concern," Pascal Soriot said of the study at a World Health Organization meeting.
AstraZeneca is a major supplier to a WHO-backed vaccine-sharing scheme called COVAX.

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Published 09 Feb, 2021 11:38am

Japan's real wages fell for the 10th straight month in December. Data also showed the country's currency in circulation and bank deposits rose at a record pace in January, a sign companies and households continued to hoard cash due to uncertainty over the pandemic.

Asian markets a sea of red as virus woes add to correction fears

Published 28 Jan, 2021 09:47am

The move has put a brake on a massive spending spree in Hong Kong by mainland traders looking to take advantage of relatively cheap shares in the city.

AstraZeneca 'not selling EU doses to other countries': CEO

Published 27 Jan, 2021 11:45am

He stressed: "We're certainly not taking vaccines away from the Europeans to sell it somewhere else at the profit."

UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, touts British science triumph

Published 04 Jan, 2021 01:20pm

Six hospitals in England are administering the first of around 530,000 doses Britain has ready.

Indian shares flat, IT gains offset worries over new virus strain

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:13am

Shares of Wipro Ltd rose as much as 3.65%, after the IT services provider on Tuesday signed a $700 million deal with METRO AG to manage METRO AG's units in Germany and Romania.

Malaysia buys AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, seeks more from China, Russia

Published 22 Dec, 2020 09:31am

The government expects to receive the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in February, he added. Malaysia was the first country in Southeast Asia to strike a deal with the US drugmaker.

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 13	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 13	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 14	159.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 14	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 14	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 14	3.63

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S&P 500 / Aug 14	7,785.76
India Sensex / Aug 14	78,009.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 14	68,713.80
Nasdaq / Aug 14	26,729.16
Hang Seng / Aug 14	25,116.85
FTSE 100 / Aug 14	10,750.11
Dow Jones / Aug 14	53,732.41
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 14	26,440.31
France CAC40 / Aug 14	8,636.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 13	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 13	394,749
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 14	82.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 14	4,376.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 14	84.80
Petrol/Litre / Aug 15	325.43
Diesel/Litre / Aug 15	383.95

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Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53

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